Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) The existence of "beaten paths" tends to discourage immigration because of the perception
that job prospects have been exhausted.
2) Other things equal, younger workers are more likely to migrate than older workers.
3) Welfare payments to immigrants have steadily increased since 1996.
4) Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.
1) F
2) T
3) F
4) T
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A. will be greater than $5. B. will also be $5. C. will be less than $5. D. may be either greater or less than $5.
Assume a price floor is imposed at the current equilibrium price in the market for lettuce. If the demand for lettuce then increases: a. a surplus of lettuce will be created
b. a shortage of lettuce will be created. c. the quantity of lettuce traded remains the same. d. the quantity of lettuce supplied will increase.
One reason that insurance companies must regularly deal with imperfect information is because:
a. customers routinely hide information that might embarrass them. b. the mix of individual and corporate customers is inherently imperfect. c. it is impossible to predict future events with certainty. d. they routinely sell many different types of insurance products.
If the central bank decreases the money supply, then output
a. and unemployment rises. b. rises and unemployment falls. c. falls and unemployment rises. d. and unemployment falls.